News

He said it was too early to analyze what, if anything, might have been done to prepare better for flooding. In Budapest, the Danube peaked late Sunday about a foot above the previous record ...
The aim is to connect the transformed wetlands to the natural flood pulse of the River Danube. This will not only produce ecological benefits, but will improve the river’s retention capacity in the ...
the agreement to establish the Lower Danube Green Corridor aims to make the Lower Danube a living river again, connected to its natural flooding areas and wetlands, reducing the risk of major flooding ...
“This is a very big flood, it will cause a lot stress,” he said on Hungarian television. Ferry services on the Danube in Hungary have been halted, and water has spilled over the city’s lower ...
"We're pretty disappointed," she said. Some of the worst flooding was around the Danube river, which starts in Germany and winds its way through countries including Austria, Slovakia and Hungary ...
Torrential rains and strong winds have led to widespread flooding in Central and Eastern Europe since last week, killing 24 people and devastating towns and villages. As the swollen Danube waters ...
“If we cut them off from the main river beds and drain them for agriculture, as has happened on the Lower Danube and across most of Europe in the last century, their potential for flood ...
In Hungary, flood waters continued to rise as authorities closed roads and rail stations. Ferries along the Danube River halted. In the capital, Budapest, water spilled over the city's lower quays ...
Thousands of Romanians fled their homes overnight and thousands more faced the same fate on Monday when the swollen river Danube breached waterlogged dikes and threatened to break through more ...
Flood waters are continuing to rise in parts of southern Germany, and are now spreading down the Danube to Austria and Hungary. Five people are now known to have died since heavy rain led to ...